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GIULIANI: And I must say Justice Kennedy 's opinion convinced me even more that my support for the ban is a correct one.

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  1. transitive verb To prohibit, especially by official decree: The city council banned billboards on most streets. See Synonyms at forbid.
  2. transitive verb South African Under the former system of apartheid, to deprive (a person suspected of illegal activity) of the right of free movement and association with others.
  3. transitive verb Archaic To curse.

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  1. Middle English bannen, to summon, banish, curse, from Old English bannan, to summon, and from Old Norse banna, to prohibit, curse; see bhā-2 in Indo-European roots.
  2. Romanian, from Serbo-Croatian bān, lord, from Turkic bayan, very rich person : bay, rich; akin to Turkish bay, rich, gentleman + -an, intensive suff.

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